Talon has finally accepted being a Champion The lone fighter is finally part of a team and oddly enough glad for it In Elainne he has found someone worth following After Viktor leaves to train the army he is sure they will need Elainne is left alone in court with no one but a partially trained court stupid mage who is not prepared for the new tasks befalling himElainne helps as much as she can but Talon knows he should be helping her not the other way around So when he asks Elainne if he can go on a journey to cement his power in himself a task all mages do on their twentyfirst birthday he is not surprised she instantly agrees He is shocked she decides to join him They forge their way to the sacred grounds where Talon will be forced to realize his part in this ever changing world and that he better learn to keep upTakes place between Kemp and Empress